On May 14th, in the course of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, SIPO Commissioner Shen Changyu and WIPO Director General Francis Gurry jointly signed the People’s Republic of China and WIPO Agreement to Strengthen Belt and Road IPR Cooperation in Beijing. This is the first known document on Belt and Road IPR Cooperation signed between the Chinese government and an international organization. This marks the launch of a comprehensive and in-depth cooperation centered on Belt and Road Initiative between the two sides, meant to promote the development of IPR in countries and regions along the Belt and Road.